Upgrading to ColdBox 5

The major compatibility issues will be covered as well as how to smoothly upgrade to this release from previous ColdBox versions. You can also check out the What's New guide to give you a full overview of the changes.

setNextEvent() deprecated in favor of relocate()

The setNextEvent() method has been renamed to relocate() to better adjust to modern times. This deprecation will be removed in future versions of ColdBox.

Modules AutoReload deprecated

The modules autoReload flag has been deprecated. This causes more headaches than anything. If you want changes reflected, reinit the framework.

onInvalidEvent renamed to invalidEventHandler

The ColdBox construct setting onInvalidEvent has been renamed now to invalidEventHandler. This will be removed in future versions of ColdBox.

setAutoReload() Removed

The setAutoReload() flag in the SES interceptor has been removed. It is evil I tell you. If you want your routing to be re-read, then reinit the framework.

BuildLink LinkTo Argument Deprecated

The buildLink() method had the argument linkTo to denote the event or route to link to. This was verbose, so we shortened it to to:

Railo Support Dropped

Railo support dropped. Any classes that started with the word Railo need to be changed to Lucee especially on the CacheBox providers.

ColdFusion 9-10 Support Dropped

ColdFusion 9-10 support has been dropped. Adobe doesn't support them anymore, so do we.

Datasources Configuration Dropped

The datasources configuration setting directive has been dropped in favor of just leveraging the settings directive. Just move your datasource metadata into the settings struct and reference it using the settings DSL.